verbfirst conjugation
fūcō
fūcō (present infinitive fūcāre, perfect active fūcāvī, supine fūcātum)
Classical[ˈfuː.koː]Ecclesiastical[ˈfuː.ko]
Meaning
- to colour, paint, dye
- to embellish, dissemble, falsify
Isdem ineptiis fucata sunt illa omnia.
Everything was painted over with the same foolishness.63 BCE, Cicero, Pro Murena 26
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fūcō | fūcābam | fūcābō | fūcāvī | fūcāveram | fūcāverō fūcārō |
| 2nd sg. | fūcās | fūcābās | fūcābis | fūcāvistī fūcāstī | fūcāverās fūcārās | fūcāveris |
| 3rd sg. | fūcat | fūcābat | fūcābit | fūcāvit | fūcāverat fūcārat | fūcāverit fūcārit |
| 1st pl. | fūcāmus | fūcābāmus | fūcābimus | fūcāvimus | fūcāverāmus | fūcāverimus fūcārimus |
| 2nd pl. | fūcātis | fūcābātis | fūcābitis | fūcāvistis fūcāstis | fūcāverātis fūcārātis | fūcāveritis fūcāritis |
| 3rd pl. | fūcant | fūcābant | fūcābunt | fūcāvērunt fūcāvēre, fūcārunt | fūcāverant fūcārant | fūcāverint fūcārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fūcem | fūcārem | fūcāverim fūcārim | fūcāvissem fūcāssem |
| 2nd sg. | fūcēs | fūcārēs | fūcāverīs | fūcāvissēs fūcāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | fūcet | fūcāret | fūcāverit fūcārit | fūcāvisset fūcāsset |
| 1st pl. | fūcēmus | fūcārēmus | fūcāverīmus fūcārīmus | fūcāvissēmus fūcāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | fūcētis | fūcārētis | fūcāverītis fūcārītis | fūcāvissētis fūcāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | fūcent | fūcārent | fūcāverint fūcārint | fūcāvissent fūcāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fūcor | fūcābar | fūcābor |
| 2nd sg. | fūcāris fūcāre | fūcābāris fūcābāre | fūcāberis fūcābere |
| 3rd sg. | fūcātur | fūcābātur | fūcābitur |
| 1st pl. | fūcāmur | fūcābāmur | fūcābimur |
| 2nd pl. | fūcāminī | fūcābāminī | fūcābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | fūcantur | fūcābantur | fūcābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | fūcer | fūcārer |
| 2nd sg. | fūcēris fūcēre | fūcārēris fūcārēre |
| 3rd sg. | fūcētur | fūcārētur |
| 1st pl. | fūcēmur | fūcārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | fūcēminī | fūcārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | fūcentur | fūcārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | fūcā | fūcāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | fūcāte | fūcāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | fūcātō | fūcātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | fūcātō | fūcātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | fūcātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | fūcantō | fūcantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | fūcāre | fūcārī |
| perfect infinitive | fūcāvisse fūcāsse | fūcātum esse |
| future infinitive | fūcātūrum esse | fūcātum īrī |
| present participle | fūcāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | fūcātus fūcāta, fūcātā, fūcātae, fūcātam, fūcātārum, fūcātās, fūcātī, fūcātōrum, fūcātōs |
| future participle | fūcātūrus fūcātūra, fūcātūrā, fūcātūrae, fūcātūram, fūcātūrārum, fūcātūrās, fūcātūre, fūcātūrī, fūcātūrīs, fūcātūrō, fūcātūrōrum, fūcātūrōs, fūcātūrum | fūcandus fūcanda, fūcandā, fūcandae, fūcandam, fūcandārum, fūcandās, fūcande, fūcandīs, fūcandōrum, fūcandōs |
gerundfūcandī, fūcandō, fūcandumsupinefūcātum, fūcātū
fūco, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. 1. fucus,
I. to color, paint, dye.
I. In gen.:
Alba nec Assyrio fucatur lana veneno, Verg. G. 2, 465; so, vellera Milesia saturo hyali colore, id. ib. 4, 334: tabulas colore, Tac. A. 2, 14: pinnas vario veneno, Nemes. Cyneg. 309: frena spumis sanguineis (equus), Claud. Laud. Stil. 3, 350: humida creta colorque Stercore fucatus crocodili, i. e. paint made of crocodile's dung, Hor. Epod. 12, 11 (cf. Plin. 28, 8, 28, § 109).—II. In partic., with cosmetics, to paint, to rouge.
B. Trop.:
unumquodque genus (dicendi) cum fucatur atque praelinitur, fit praestigiosum, is embellished too much, Gell. 7, 14, 11.—Hence, fūcātus, a, um, P. a. (acc. to II. B.), painted, colored, beautified, falsified, counterfeit (a favorite word of Cic.; syn.: simulatus; opp. sincerus, verus, naturalis): secerni blandus amicus a vero et internosci tam potest adhibita diligentia quam omnia fucata et simulata a sinceris atque veris, Cic. Lael. 25, 95: naturalis non fucatus nitor, id. Brut. 9, 36; cf.: fucati medicamenta candoris et ruboris omnia repellentur: elegantia modo et munditia remanebit, id. Or. 23, 79: signa probitatis non fucata forensi specie, sed domesticis inusta notis veritatis, id. Planc. 12, 29: iisdem ineptiis fucata sunt illa omnia, id. Mur. 12, 26: puer subdolae ac fucatae vernilitatis, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 79.—Comp.: versus Homeri fucatior (opp. simplicior et sincerior), Gell. 13, 26, 3.—* Adv.: fūcāte, with paint or color: fucatius concinnata carmina, Aus. in prosa post Idyll. 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
fūcō āvī, ātus, āre
1 fucus, to color, paint, dye : vellera hyali colore, V.: color Stercore fucatus crocodili, i. e. paint made of crocodile's dung , H.: fucandi cura coloris, i. e. use of cosmetics , O.
Origins
Ancient Greek φῦκος (phûkos)bor. Latin fūcus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin fūcō From fūcus (“seaweed, orchil, pretense”) + -ō.